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<br />The first rclCllse of stored water \Vas made beginning at 1 :30 p.m
<br />on April 14, 1960. to meet demands of both states. At 8: ~O a.m. nn
<br />April '28, 1960, releases from the reservoir ,-\'ero.:: incrc~ls('d to satisfy
<br />j"Jdditional demands of Colorado, Releases were made for both states
<br />until tho.:: reservoir \\'llS dccLucd empty <1t 0:00 a.l11. on MJY 19, 196()
<br />
<br />Rivcr nmv was p;\sscd through the reservoir until noon on July {\,
<br />1960, whcn the g.ttes '-'Verc closed to store runoff trom hC;lvy [Jins that
<br />occurred on July 5. The ao.::un\lllllted amount of W,1.tcr in storllgc
<br />reached a maximum of 4,(ISS acre feet at midnight on July 7, 19()(1.
<br />RC'ie;1.":C's were hegun at 10:30 p.m. on July 6, 19()0, upon dem:\nd I)t"
<br />Colorado :II1U continued until the reservoir was c\cehred cmpty :It
<br />(, :00 a, Ill. on July 12, 1960,
<br />
<br />River flmx,,' was ;1gain passed through the reservoir untd 10: 30 :1.111
<br />on July 14, 1960. At 9:00 p.m. on July 13, 1960, the gates wr.rc :Id-
<br />iusted to limit outflow from the rescn'nir to 600 c.f.s. 5(1 th;1t runoff
<br />from ;\ small freshet could be partially stored. Storage of floocl flow::, :IIllJ
<br />release of stored water on demand of Colorado were begun simul-
<br />taneously at 10:30 a.m. on July 14, 1960. RclC'a:3C's were incrca.::C'u :1t
<br />2:30 p.m. on July 15, 1960, to meet Kansas demands :lI1d continued
<br />until the reservoir was decLtreu empty at 3 :00 a.m. on July 17, 19C1O.
<br />MJximum storage during this se("oncl nood perind was 3,6(')6 :\crc-fel't
<br />
<br />The reservoir remained empty the remainder of the year. \Vith ell\..'
<br />excc-ption of four hours on Octobrr 31, 1960. river flow W:\5 P:l:;;.:'L'd
<br />through the reservoir from 3 :00 a.m. on July 17, 1960. tn midnight [111
<br />October 31, 1960.
<br />
<br />Innow intu John Martin Reservoir Juring the irrig.ltion SC.I~llll
<br />totalled ()o,320 a..::re feet. While this W;t5 marc than three times the
<br />1959 irrigation-season inflow, it was the second lowest summcr illtln\\'
<br />since 1949-1950 and only 41 per cent (If the cleven-year averag.::.
<br />
<br />Diversions clownstre;IOl from John Martin Reservoir during the:
<br />irng;ltion season were less thJn any y.::ar sin..::.:: 1954 :Ind \Vere 31 pl'r
<br />cent less than the r!even-year Jverage. Tot:d diversions April 1, 1960,
<br />to October 31, 1960, by the ditches in Colorado \V. D. No. (\7 ,-\'ne.
<br />103,343 acre feet. DItch divcrsir]l1s in Kansas for the same period
<br />amounted to 56,365 acre feet or 85 per cent of the w;lter crossing tllL'
<br />statelinc in that time,
<br />
<br />Total reservoir releases April 1 to Odober 31 were 116,700 :1":1'<2
<br />feet which were 48,008 acre feet less than total diversinns. Local runoff
<br />from areas below the reservoir and return flows proviclcd 29 per cent
<br />of the water diverted during the irrigation season.
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<br />River flow was passed through the reservoir aver:lglllg:
<br />
<br />3.4
<br />362
<br />79
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<br />d,s, from November 1, 1959, to April 23,1960
<br />d,s, from May 30,1960, to July 5,1960
<br />c,!,s, from July 17, 1960, to October ll, 1960,
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